CVE-2016-3176

salt: insecure configuration of PAM external authentication service

Published Jan 31, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0117 Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v2rp-9cpj-pfw2 Salt Insecure configuration of PAM external authentication service
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8153-1 Salt vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:47 PM
Reserved
Mar 15, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 31, 2017, 7:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:45 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 AM